Vincent T. Cieslik - Mt. Laurel, NJ

Overview

As Co-Chair of the firm's Business and Banking Group and a Shareholder in the firm's Commercial Litigation and Health Care Groups, Vince focuses his practice in the representation of individuals, small businesses, not-for-profits and large corporations in complicated and often high-risk litigation. Vince's areas of expertise are in commercial litigation, health care law, and estate law.

Vince provides his clients with a sophisticated, nuanced approach to solving problems that reflects an understanding of the concerns of modern business. He counsels clients in pre-litigation matters, and seeks to assist clients in resolving disputes and problems at the early stages, through a common sense and real-world approach to business solutions, in order to avoid adverse publicity, minimize the risk of adverse litigation, and save the time and costs of expensive litigation. Vince's trial experience allows him to advise clients on the potential liabilities they face, analyze risk, and devise a strategy to best protect the client and its interests.

Experience:

Complex Civil, Commercial, and Estate Litigation

• Defense of corporations and officers in securities litigation alleging hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, and in civil actions related to ongoing criminal/civil investigations and charges.
• Experience handling high risk and complex litigation, in the areas of securities, securities fraud, banking, real estate, franchise, employment, and complex personal injury litigation.
• Estate litigation related to estate administration, guardianship litigation, and related real estate law.
• Experience handling complicated civil and commercial litigation related to non-competes, shareholder disputes, franchise litigation, banking, and other commercial matters.

Health Business and Banking Care

• Representation of companies, physicians, pharmacists, therapists, and health care companies in a wide variety of legal disputes.
• Vince has experience handling Medicaid and Medicare fraud cases, whistleblower/qui tam disputes, and complex reimbursement disputes concerning physicians, hospitals and governmental entities.
• He has assisted for profit and not-for-profit companies with reimbursement disputes and audits with state and federal agencies.
• Has handled complex and extensive civil and criminal claims related to state and federal reimbursement.

• Representation in transaction and litigation matters pertaining to commercial loans, real estate development, construction and various other types of matter